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Fritz Chess
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Chess is
one of the oldest games of skill known to man. First played centuries
ago in China, India and Persia it has stood the test of time and
remains today as one of the most popular leisure pursuits in the
world. Excalibur Publishing are proud to bring you FRITZ CHESS
8, from ChessBase. Read on to find out what makes Fritz so
special and the minimum PC spec requirements.
About
Fritz
Fritz Chess 8, written by Frans Morsch, is identical to
the one that fascinated the world in the man vs Machine duel
against the human world champion. Millions of chess fans watched
the games live on the Internet - the match ended in a 4:4 tie.
"Deep Fritz is stronger than Deep Blue," said world champion
Vladimir Kramnik, who had carefully studied the program. But
don't be afraid, Fritz is not just a chess playing monster.
It is a friendly chess partner for beginners and amateurs. It
will teach you to play chess from scratch, and can automatically
adjust its playing strength to suit your needs. It will warn
you when you go wrong in a game, giving you hints on how to
play better.
Fritz is
very much part of Chess history - here's a few of it's highlights...
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In
1992 Fritz 2 played world champion Kasparov in a 5 minute
game match. Although Kasparov won Fritz did manage 4 wins
- the first time a program defeated a world champion at
speed chess.
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In
May 1995 Fritz won the 8th World Computer Chess Championships.
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In
April 1999 it was transported to the space station Mir to
entertain the cosmonauts who were spending many months in
orbit.
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In
July 2002 Fritz went head to head against the world champion.
Final score of the match was Kramnik 4, Deep Fritz 4.
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In
November 2003 the world watched the legendary Garry Kasparov
tie 2-2 against a special version of Fritz called X3dFritz.
The game was played in 3-D using total virtual reality!
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Features
Chart
Fritz
is suitable for all abilities.
| Beginner |
Club
player |
Grandmaster |
| Help
and Coaching |
Analyse
Board |
Full
Analysis |
| Levels
of Skill |
Database
(over 500,000 games) |
Deep
Position Analysis |
| Position
Setup |
Position
Search |
Blundercheck |
| Saving
Games |
Engine
Management |
Commentary
palette |
| Mate
Search |
Opening
training |
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| Printing |
Endgame
training |
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| Explain
all moves |
Theme
Blitz |
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| Threatened
squares |
Openings
Book |
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| Move
suggestion (Coach) |
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| The
Spy (Alerts you to coming threats) |
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Plus...
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Choice
of Photo-realistic 3D or Traditional 2D Chess Board |
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Chess
Clock |
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Scoresheet
Notation |
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Online
play using the PlayChess server (one year subscription included) |
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Highly
customizable |
Play
Chess on the Internet
Would you like to play chess online? Or would you like to be
a witness to chess history as it is happening? Then join our
constantly growing worldwide community. With Fritz with only
two clicks you can log onto the PlayChess server - one year
subscription included - and start playing games against thousands
of people all over the world. You can chat with them, analyse,
watch games by other players, follow live events, and many other
things.
Whether you are the best in the world or aim to be, Fritz is
up to the challenge!
Game
Requirements
IBM PC or 100% compatible
Pentium PC or higher
32 MB RAM
Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP,
CD-ROM drive
Price: £24.99
